In June 2014, ICMA President-elect Jim Bennett, city manager, Presque Isle, Maine, appointed more than 300 members to serve on ICMA member committees and task forces. Other stakeholders, including state and affiliate associations, designated additional representatives to the ICMA Conference Planning Committee. New committee and task force members will begin their terms of service at the 100th annual conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. These newly appointed committee members are listed below by committee and name. A complete list of committee task force members will be available on the Current Committees page on the ICMA website after September 14, 2014, the date when their appointments become official.

New Groups for 2014

Government Affairs and Policy Committee

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Susan E. Sherman, Olathe, KS

Committee Co-Chair: Melinda Moran, Mathews, VA

Committee Co-Chair: Chris McKenzie, Sacramento, CA

New Committee Members: Jane Bais DiSessa, Berkley, MI; Michael Coleman, Davis, CA; Lori Suzanne Curtis Luther, Peoria, IL; Lee Feldman, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Bert Lumbreras, Austin, TX; John Robert Nixon, MPA, Austin, TX; Julia D. Novak, CM, Cincinnati, OH; Michael M. Penny, Littleton, CO; Martin L. Puckett, Presque Isle, ME; C. Seth Sumner, Savannah, TN; Kurt O. Wilson, Sacramento, CA

International Committee

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Lars Wilms, Egedal, Denmark

Committee Chair: Clay Pearson, Pearland, TX

Committee Vice Chair: Frans G. Mencke, LL.M, Hoorn, Netherlands

New Committee Members: Andrea Arnold, Decatur, GA; Ryan T. Eggleston, Morgan, PA; David C. Johnstone, Candiac, QC; Nita Renee Mensia-Joseph, Portsmouth, VA; Bill A. Monahan, Milwaukie, OR; Kim Ryley Shrewsbury,United Kingdom; Cynthia M. Steinhauser, Dubuque, IA; Melissa A. Stephens, Cedar Hill, TX; Lee Szymborski, Mequon, WI

Task Force on Strengthening Inclusivness within the Profession

ICMA Executive Board Liaison:  James Malloy, Westborough, MA

Committee Co-Chair: Troy S. Brown, Tracy, CA

Committee Co-Chair: Tansy Hayward, Raleigh, NC

New Committee Members: Jonathan K. Allen, Lauderdale Lakes, FL; Susan MH Arntz, Waconia, MN;Terence Arrington, Salisbury, MD; Kimiko Capri Black Gilmore, Kansas City, MO; Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr., Sanford, FL; Tanisha R. Briley, Cleveland Heights, OH; Shanette E. Brown, Plano, TX; Troy S. Brown, Livermore, CA; Amber Cameron, Palo Alto, CA; David M. Childs, Palmdale, CA; Christopher T. Coleman, Needham, MA; Cameron Davis, Chicago, IL; Manuel A. Esquibel, Brighton, CO; Magda Alicia Gonzalez, Half Moon Bay, CA; Tansy Hayward, Raleigh, NC; Ron M. Holifield, Keller, TX; Mary E. Jacobs, Sierra Vista, AZ; Maria Lasday, Bannockburn, IL; Tamara S. Letourneau, Costa Mesa, CA; Bert Lumbreras, Austin, TX; Theogene H. Melancon, Esq, Eldorado, TX; Bruce Moore, Little Rock, AR; J.A. Ojeda, Jr., Coral Gables, FL; Albert A. Riley, Olympia Fields, IL; William Senande, Esq, Montvale, NJ; Rochelle Denise Small-Toney, Fayetteville, NC; Adriana Trujillo-Villa, Sarasota, FL; Mary H. Van Milligen, Woodbury, MN; Erik J. Walsh, San Antonio, TX

ICMA Welcome Ambassadors

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Meredith Robson, Beacon, NY

Chair:  Karen Pinkos, El Cerrito, CA

New Committee Members: Zachariah M. Brevis, Baltimore, MD; Adam J. Brown, Jackson, MI; Joseph T. Carey, Vernon Hills, IL; Yaidee Castillero Fox, Taylorsville, NC; William P. Craig, St. Michael, MN; Edwin Daley, Emporia, VA; Jenifer C. Della Valle, Lake Lure, NC; Kristen N. Franklin, Upper Marlboro, MD; Deron Gamble, Arkansas City, KS; Carrie E. Hart, Denison, TX; Daniel E. Hoins, Papillion, NE; Robert Homan, Delaware, OH; Brian P. Humphress, Willard, OH; Steven C. Jones, Montevideo, MN; Yvonne Kimball, Humboldt, AZ; Justin B. Kohls, Chicago, IL; Elizabeth L. Ladner, South Lyon, MA; Douglas Lewis, Painesville, OH; Bambi McKibbon-Turner, Lake Park, FL; Michael McLaurin, Charlotte, NC; Brian M. Palaia, Milton, VT; James L. Pennington, Peachtree City, GA; Christopher Twombly Shrout, Austin, TX; Scott M. Tilton, Chelsea, ME; Robin Weaver, Bartlett, IL; LaQuintta D. Wilson-Owens, Garland, TX; Ralph C. Wise, Hebron, OH; Katherine M. Woerner, Cedar Park, TX; Maureen E. Zamarripa, Fair Oaks, CA

Awards Evaluation Panel

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Jane Brautigam, Boulder, CO

Chair: Adewumi Lewis, Fayetteville, NC

Vice Chair: Scott T. Morelli, Gardiner, ME;

New Committee Members: Joseph P. Casey, CPA, Ph.D., Henrico, VA; Cathy D. Davison, ICMA-CM, Steubenville, OH; Justine Jones, MPA, MPP, Columbia,  SC; Douglas B. Lagore, Edmonton, AB; Melissa C. Weiss, Sussex, WI

Sustainable Communities Advisory Committee

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Jeffery Towery, Springfield, OR

Chair:  Lee Feldman, Fort Lauderdale, FL

New Committee Members: Lee S. Ayres, Fresno, CA; Thomas Bakaly, Hermosa Beach, CA; James E. Barnes, Wellington, FL; Timothy M. Beinert, MPA, Hermiston, OR; William R. Beith, Campton Hills, IL; Austin A. Bleess, MPA, Caribou, ME; Wally Bobkiewicz, Evanston, IL; Jonathan M. Briante, Washington, DC; Cori Burbach, Dubuque, IA; Loré L. Chambers, Ph.D., Salisbury, MD; Edwin Daley, Emporia, VA;  Neil Garbe, Aurora, ON; Mike Goodrich, Arlington, VA; Bob Hart, Kennedale, TX; Robert G. Hughes, Stratford, PE; Terri Lea Hugie, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Katie F. Killen, Shawnee, KS; John Q. Knight, Woodridge, IL; Kevin R. Leighty, DeKalb, IL; Gregory James Lippincott, Sellersville, PA; N. Roy Main, Charlottetown, PE; Nabar Enrique Martinez, Redlands, CA; Barbara Matthews, Rockville, MD; Carin Crapia Mayo, MPA, Birmingham, AL; Sean H. McLendon, Gainesville, FL; John M. Novinson, Northbrook,  IL; Gary M. Palmer, Farragut, TN; Todd Parton, Kerrville, TX; James D. Prosser, ICMA-CM, Charlotte, NC; Randall H. Reid, Sarasota, FL; Douglas J. Schulze, Bainbridge Island, WA; Reina J. Schwartz, Sacramento, CA; James A. Smith, Sutton, MA; Cynthia M. Steinhauser, Dubuque, IA; Melissa A. Stephens, Cedar Hill, TX; Mark Swenson, SPHR, Crown Point, IN; Scott P. Trainor, Fountain, CO; Kenneth Lee Roy Weaver, ICMA-CM, Saint Paul Island, AK; Robert Paul Wherry , Edmond, OK

Advisory Board on Graduate Education

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Daryl Delabbio, Kent, MI

Chair: Chair Scott D. Lazenby, Ph.D., Oswego, OR

Vice Chair: Raymond W. Cox, III, Akron, OH

New Committee Members: Leslie Beauregard, Charlottesville, VA; Abraham David Benavides, Denton, TX; Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr., ICMA-CM, Sanford, FL; Robert J. Bruner, Jr., ICMA-CM, Birmingham, MI; Jessica Cowles, Annapolis, MD; Raymond W. Cox, III, Akron, OH; John J. Duffy, AICP, Palmer, AK;  Rolando Fernandez, Jr., MPA, Austin, TX; Mitchell W. Foster, MPA, Kingsley, MI; Deron Gamble, MPA, Arkansas City, KS; Sam S. Gaston, Mountain Brook, AL; D. James Hart, Ph.D., Adelanto, CA; Roger L. Kemp, ICMA-CM, Meriden, CT; Lake Oswego, OR; Robert E. Lee, Naples, FL; Louis Leone, Broomfield, CO; Theogene H. Melancon, Esq., MPA, Eldorado, TX; Patience Milrod, MPA candidate 2015, Ithaca, NY; David Mitchell, Ph.D., Orlando, FL; Benjamin Montgomery, Chino Hills, CA; Mark E. Nagel, MPA, MBA, Saint Paul, MN; P. Michael Paules, Monrovia, CA; Nadia M. Rubaii, Ph.D., Binghamton, NY; Mary L. Strenn, ICMA-CM, AICP, Burbank, CA; Kyle P. Thauvette, West Homestead, PA; Zachary Walker, Independence, MO; Peter J. Witschen, ICMA-CM, Fort Lauderdale, FL.; Katherine M. Woerner, Cedar Park, TX

Knowledge Network Advisory Board

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Bill Hammon, Alcoa, TN

Committee Chair: Toby R. Cotter, Bullhead City, AZ

New Committee Members: Dustin C. Anderson, Greenwich, CT; Sam Anselm, Joplin, MO; Terence Arrington, MPA, Salisbury, MD; Leslie Beauregard, Charlottesville, VA; Teodoro J. Benavides, Richardson, TX; Edward A. Broussard, Missouri City, TX; Robert J. Bruner, Jr, ICMA-CM, Birmingham, MI; Pam Davis, ABL, MBL, Columbia, SC; Cathy D. Davison, Steubenville, OH; David W. Eisenlohr, Dallas, TX; Shelly Enderud, Post Falls, ID; James Fisher, Murphy, TX; Andrew Freeman, Tulia, TX; Greg Hermann, San Luis Obispo, CA; Terri Lea Hugie, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Kevin Knutson, ICMA-CM, Cincinnati, OH; Kathryn Lang, San Jose, CA; Kevin R. Leighty, DeKalb, IL; Douglas Lewis, Painesville, KS; John G. Manahan, Kansas City, KS; Marianna Marysheva-Martinez, Los Angeles, CA; Kirk McLean, MUP, Buffalo, NY; Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM, College Park, GA; Katherine Moskos, Burlington, MA; Mark E. Nagel, MPA, MBA, Mark E. Nagel, Saint Paul, MN; Aaron Oppenheimer, ICMA-CM, Sun Prairie, WI; Kevin R. Phelps, Tacoma, WA; Dean E. Shankle, Jr., Ph.D., Milford, NH; Paul Shew, ICMA-CM, Burlington, MA; Carl E. Slaugh, Iola, KS; Caitlan Smelley, MPA, Carrollton, TX; Mark Swenson, SPHR, Crown Point, IN; Melissa C. Weiss, Sussex, WI

2014 Conference Evaluation Committee

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Marc Landry, Beaumont, AB, Canada

Committee Chair: David Ellis, Charlottesville, VA

New Committee Members: David Ellis, Charlottesville, VA; Lunda Paul Asmani, Newton, KS; Sheryl D. Bailey, Chesterfield, VA; Edward A. Broussard, Missouri City, TX; Sallie Ann Burnett, Spartanburg, SC; Brett T. Channing, El Cajon, CA; James D. Crosby, Yukon, OK; James William Dinkle, Mesa, AZ; Shelley Enderud, Post Falls, ID; Gabriel L. Engeland, Gilbert, AZ; Jason Escareno, Redwood City, CA; Kristen N. Franklin, Upper Marlboro, MD; Donna M. Gayden, Glenwood, IL; Timothy A. Gleason, Washington, IL; Mike Goodrich, Arlington, VA; Timothy P. Gordon, Milburn, NJ; Gary D. Greer, Farmers Branch, TX; Steven M. Hanmer, Silver Spring, MD; Meredith F. Hauck, Riverside, MO; John V. Highfill, Charlotte, NC; Robert Joseph, Montrose, CO; Mark C. Kendrick, Fayetteville, NC; Derrik M. Kennedy, Enifield, CT; Shawn Kessel, Dickinson, ND; Kyle M. Kridler, Dublin, OH; Joseph D. Martin, Asheville, NC; Tony Mazzucco, Caribou, ME; Joyce L. Munro, Raleigh, NC; Sherri L. Neil, Hampton, VA; Aaron A. Otto, Roeland Park, KS; Derwick L. Paige, Winston Salem, NC; Robert L. Palmer, Geneva, IL; James H. Patrick, Storm Lake, IA; Michael M. Penny, Littleton, CO; Francine L. Ramaglia, Wellington, FL; Tumiko R. Rucker, Kiawah Island, SC; James C. Smith, Washington, NC; Kimberly Springer, Austin, TX; Joyce M. Stille, Bolton, CT; Iovanka Todt, San Diego, CA; Peter Troedsson, Bothell, WA; L. Scott Wall, Crandall, TX; Lindsey G. West, Birmingham, AL; Robert Paul Wherry, Edmond, OK; Bobby Williams, Huntersville, NC; Michael B. Williams, Saint Cloud, MN; Jonathan Williams-Kinsel, Evanston, IL

2015 Conference Planning Committee

ICMA Executive Board Liaison: Alan Ours, Glynn, GA

Committee Co-Chair: Michelle Crandall, Dublin, OH

Committee Co-Chair: Peter Agh, Nove Zamky, Slovakia

New Committee Members: JJ Allen, Claerfield, UT; Kelly A. Amidei, Libertyville, IL;Christopher Anderson, Central City, NE; Julie Ayers, Peoria, AZ; Rita Azrelyant, Scarsdale, NY;Russell Blackburn, Gainsville, FL; Adam J. Brown, Jackson, MI; Kenneth J. Cammilleri, Washburn, WI; Victor Cardenas, Novi, MI; Patrice L. Carson, Somers, CT; Peter Castro, La Canada Flintridge, CA; Charlotte A. Colley, Marengo, OH; Jeri L. Corgill, Greenfield, CA; Rebecca T. Dickson, Goochland, VA; David Ellis, Charlottesville, VA; Lee Feldman, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Betsy Fitzgerald, Machiasport, ME; Scot E. Fodi, Mars, PA; Kristen N. Franklin, Upper Marlboro, MD; Tonya Ann Galbraith, McCordsville, IN; Dennis J. Gehrt, Platte City, MO; Jerry J. Giaimis, Scotch Plains, NJ; Charles A. Hammond; Ahoskie, NC; Marcia Hampton, Douglasville, GA; Scott Hancock, Annapolis, MD; Elizabeth Ann Hansen, Nevada, IA; Nadia Chandler Hardy, Tacoma, WA; Lorenzo Hines, Jr., Issaquah, WA; Shaunna L. Johnson, Waite Park, MN; Justine Jones, Columbia, SC; J. Michael Joyal, Jr., Dover, NH; Kathy Lang, San Jose, CA; Greg E. Larson, Los Gatos, CA; Ferron M. Lucero, Sr., Clayton, NM; Bert Lumbreras, Austin, TX; Joseph F. Manning, III, Maplewood, NJ; Brian E. McDougal, Shawnee, OK; J. Brent McFall, Westminster, CO; Robert C. McGrory, Centerville, MD; Michele E. Meade, Livingston, NJ; Richard L. Meyers, Cottage Grove, OR;  Jeff Mikorski, Morgantown, WV; Pamela G. Muse, Phoenix, AZ; Donna M. Nashawaty, Sunapee, NH; Jesus Nava, Jr., San Jose, CA; Andrew E. Neiditz, Tacoma, WA; Julia D. Novak, Cincinnati, OH; Alison Ortowski, Southlake, TX; Daniel T. Porta, Cartersville, GA; Wynette Lee Reed, Goodyear, AZ; Douglas J. Schulze, Bainbridge Island, WA; John Shaw, Ferguson, MO; Pier Simeri, Avondale, AZ; Scott A. Sorrel, Peoria, IL; Diane Stoddard, Lawrence, KS; C. Seth Sumner, Savannah, TN; Henry B. Veleker, Waupaca, WI; Patricia A. Vinchesi, Conway, MA; David F. Watkins, Hot Springs National Park, AR; Kevin Woodhouse, Los Altos, CA